Insects. 2365 



Capture of Lepidoptera in the Neighbourhood of Bristol in 1848. 



Astyages grandipennis. May 20 to 25, flying over furze, Durdham Downs. 



Eupithecia venosata. May 24, attracted by lights. 



Acidalia subsericeala. May 25 to June 5, by beating, Durdham Downs. 



Epione advenaria. May 29, by beating nuts, Portshead. 



Hadena adusta. May 29, at sugar, Portshead. 



Hadena Genistce. May 25, at sugar, Durdham Downs. 



Neuria Saponarice. May 30, attracted by lights. 



Leucania comma. Abundant, June 6, at sugar, Durdham Downs. 



Apatela leporina. One, June 9, on a birch, Durdham Downs. 



Xylophasia hepatica. Abundant, June 6 to 27, at sugar, Durdham Downs. 



Xylophasia sublustris. Three, June 14, at sugar, Durdham Downs. 



Agrotis corticea. Twenty, June 14 to July 3, at sugar and on lime blossoms. 



Acronycta Ligustri. June 14, at sugar, Durdham Downs. 



Porrectaria ornatipennella. June 19 to July 6, by sweeping, Durdham Downs. 



Porrectaria ochrea. Thirty-five, July 17 to 29, by sweeping, Durdham Downs. 



Chilo forficellus. June 24, lights. 



Luperina furva. June 28 and July 17, at sugar and lime bloom. 



Depressaria venosa. One, July 13, flying, Durdham Downs. 



Cledeobia albistrigalis. Five, July 18, at sugar, Durdham Downs. 



Bryophila glandifera. July 21 to August 14, on old walls. 



Trichiura Cratcegi. August 26, on a hedge. 



Ennomos angularia. August 23 to September 2, at lights. 



Heliothis peltigera. One, September 25, at ivy. 



Xanthia aurago. Common, but nearly all worn ; October 5 to 12, at ivy. 



Xanthia citrago. Common, but nearly all worn; September 18 to October 12, 

 at ivy. 



Xylina petrificata and ocuiata. Very sparingly, October 5 to 14, at ivy. 



Agrotis saucia. One, at ivy. — P. H. Vaughan ; Redland, near Bristol, Decem- 

 ber 5, 1848. 



Capture of Lepidoptera in Suffolk during the months of June and July, 1848. — 

 The first order in which I have anything to mention is that of the 



BOMBYCES. 



Callimorpha dominula. Rather abundant, on the wing in the day-time. 

 Psilura monacha. One male, bred. 



Cossus ligniperda. Two wasted specimens and a larva of this species were brought 

 to me in July. 



NOCTUiE. 



Apatela leporina. One, at sugar, early in July. 



Ceropacha ocularis. Four wasted examples, at sugar, July 1 to 8. 



Xylophasia sublustris. Sparingly, at sugar. 



Rusina tenebrosa. Abundant, at sugar. 



Agrotis valligera. One at the beginning, and two towards the end of July. 



Hadena Atriplicis. Four, at sugar, June 22 and 23. 



Dypterygia Pinastri. Three. 



Heliothis dipsacea. Two, in a clover field, darting about in the hottest sunshine. 



Hydrelia uncana. One, in a marshy field. 



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